Welcome to Homes Within Reach!

We are a non-profit, community-based organization that creates and preserves affordable homeownership opportunities for working households in suburban Hennepin County.

Since 2002, we have helped over 164 workforce families earning less than 80% Area Median Income (AMI) become homeowners by acquiring, remodeling and selling properties through proven Community Land Trust practice (CLT) that:

> Allows qualified clients to purchase the home and lease the land at a nominal fee.

> Reduces the mortgage, down payment and closing costs.

This means that families can more easily purchase a home, retain it for generations, and work in or near their communities. As a result, both our families and communities can rely on affordable homeownership opportunities and a stronger local workforce. LEARN MORE ABOUT HWR

Testimonials from Our Homeowners

In 2008, Kissy was in the process of trying to buy her first home when a friend told her about Homes Within Reach (HWR). “I was looking for a quiet neighborhood to raise my children,” said Kissy. “I was living with my mom and had just delivered my youngest child, a micro-preemie...

After five years of renting and working as property caretakers, Chris and Sara were ready to look for a home of their own in the City of Maple Grove. “We were tired of renting because we didn’t feel like the home was our own. We wanted to break out of our shell and feel...

Chris and Angela had always rented and had never heard of the concept of land trusts until their personal and professional journey led them to Minnesota in 2010. “We started dating in high school and married halfway through college while attending the University of...

Ashley and Danny both grew up in Bloomington and wanted to raise their children in the community they’ve always called home. “We started saving for our first house after our second child was born in 2012. Our two children shared a bedroom and by November 2016 we were...

For nine years Thomas and Angela were happy Twin City renters, living seven years in a Minneapolis apartment and two years in a St. Louis Park townhome. “I liked renting when I was single, and newly engaged and even with one child. We just had a key and no responsibility,” said...